The awesomeness of a Dylan Moran gig depends largely on how much wine he’s guzzled beforehand. Moran’s new stand-up show Yeah Yeah contains some vintage material and true absurdist nonsense of the most superb kind, writes Kate Leaver.
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The set of The Joy of Sets
Any TV set that features board games for The Bill, Neighbours and Sale of The Century has something going right. Dan Barrett takes a peek at Tony Martin and Ed Kavalee’s new show, The Joy of Sets.
TV review First look at ABC2′s twentysomething
Twentysomething is a six part dramedy about two best friends pulling their life together. The script is funny, with a good balance of shock and comedy, writes Matt Smith.
Comedy news round-up
Crikey’s resident comedy addict Matt Smith compiles the latest in comedy-related news, including what Eddie Izzard, Shaun Micallef and Lawrence Mooney are up to.
Comedy news round-up
Visit Crikey’s comedy blog Laugh Track for the latest comedy bits and bobs, including updates about Good News Week and a new podcast from young comedian Trav Nash.
podcast A conversation with comedian Judith Lucy
Australian comedian Judith Lucy talks to Matt Smith about her upcoming show Judith Lucy’s Spiritual Journey, a show in which she examines the big questions in life.
podcast A chat with comedian Margaret Cho
Outspoken American comedian Margaret Cho, star of Drop Dead Diva, chats to Laugh Track’s Matt Smith about comedy, tattoos and travelling.
A yak with Sam Pang from The Match Committee
The Match Committee is a comedy web series starring Crikey award winning comedian Lawrence Mooney as ‘coach’ and Sam Pang as ‘assistant coach.’ Pang talks to Matt Smith about the show and where the storyline could be heading.
podcast Leigh Hart’s Mysterious Planet
Kiwi presenter Leigh Hart calls in for a podcast interview with Matt Smith to talk about his upcoming TV show, which looks into the mysteries of the world and investigates the supernatural.
When stand-up gigs go bad
Support act stand-up comedians aren’t exactly synonymous with glitz and glam. Trasv Nash opens the drawers of his repressed memories to recall one hellish night in 2007.
Home of comedy kicks out Between the Lines
Channel 9’s latest effort to justify their ‘home of comedy’ title, the strange sports/comedy amalgamation Between the Lines, is coming to an end after just four weeks on air, writes Matt Smith.
Channel 9 the (pseudo) home of comedy
Channel 9 recently boasted that they are the ‘Home of Comedy and Laughter.’ TV blogger Dan Barrett studies their program schedule and discovers that ain’t so.
First impressions of Angry Boys
Comedian Chris Lilley returned to Australian TV screens this week in his highly anticipated new show Angry Boys. He’s still in form but Lilley’s wow factor has faded a little, writes Luke Buckmaster.
Remember: you can’t buy happiness
You would think a life of privilege would leave you with nothing to complain about. Not so. Comedian Simon Keck reminds readers why you can’t buy happiness.
Seinfeld’s new website shows he doesn’t understand the net
Jerry Seinfeld has a launched a new website showcasing stand up comedy videos from the last three decades but you can’t share, link to, tweet or Facebook the videos. It’s clear Seinfeld doesn’t understand the internet, writes Matt Smith.
Review: Greg Fleet at the Sydney Comedy Festival
Greg Fleet’s new show has the atmosphere of a family slide night – minus, of course, the mind-numbing boredom, writes Michelle McLaren.
Seinfeld to launch ‘portion controlled’ comedy site
Jerry Seinfeld is set to launch a massive ‘portion controlled’ website that will showcase nearly every one of his recorded stand-up performances from a career in comedy than spans 36 years, reports Dave Itzkoff.
Review: DeAnne Smith in About Freakin’ Time — Seymour Centre, Sydney
Canadian comedian DeAnne Smith cuts an edgy path through comedy that even if you can’t relate to, you can’t help but find appealing, writes Matt Smith.
podcast Julian Morrow discusses The Chaser’s Royal Wedding Show kafuffle
When Kate and Will exchange their vows on, The Chaser’s planned to be commentating the event on ABC2. Julian Morrow talks with Matt Smith about how and why the show got cancelled.
Royal Family have the last laugh, stopping The Chaser’s in their tracks
In a controversial move the Royal Family have given The Chaser’s the proverbial royal middle finger. The Chaser’s Royal Wedding Show has been cancelled due to conditions imposed by Clarence House in London, reports Matt Smith.
Reviewing the reviewers
News reporters don’t consider them journalists and artists don’t consider them a legitimate part of the art world. The reviewer is a writer with no home: A perpetual Auslander, writes Josh Kinal.
Yes, female comedians can be funny funny. Very funny funny
Comedy is a tough gig, like most industries dominated by men. But only lazy thinking and ignorance of feminism can take you from “male-dominated” to “women aren’t good at it,” writes comedian Ben McKenzie.
Introducing Crikey’s ‘Best of the Fest’ award
Lawrence Mooney’s acclaimed show An Indecisive Bag of Donuts has been playing to solid audiences since the start of this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival. For his troubles Mooney won Crikey’s top comedy gong: the inaugural ‘Best of the Fest’ award.
Are women funny? Is John Howard a Liberal?
Another Melbourne International Comedy Festival, another debate over whether females bring the LOLs that the fellas do. You want funny women? Clem Bastow rounds up history’s best of the best.
Review: Greg Proops (MICF)
A snappy dresser with equally snappy jokes, Greg Proops is well known for his improv skills in Whose Line is it Anyway?. His stand-up is very solid as well, writes Matt Smith.
